Images of the Day

The main house at Connemara, the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, was built by Charles Memmenger, secretary of the Confederate treasury in 1838. The name Connemara was bestowed by its second owner, textile tycoon Ellison Smyth, to commemorate his Irish heritage.

Charles Morgan of Hendersonville bowls at Tarheel Lanes on New Year's Day. Morgan bowls with three bowling leagues. Nationwide, the number of league bowlers is declining.

Hannah Warren pets a female Nubian baby goat at the barn at the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site in Flat Rock. The goats are a popular part of the park, which hosts 80,000 visitors a year.

Jerry Cash stands by one of his new Montero Mitsubishi's near where his new building will be located.